The exercises use the Mobility
Stick as a tool to improve range of motion, muscle activation,
coordination, and body awareness to build a strong foundation for better
movement.

Who is using Stick Mobility?

We work with athletes, coaches, and medical practitioners from various areas of sports, fitness, and healthcare. From
pro athletes to personal trainers, yoga instructors to kettlebell
specialists, bodybuilders to chiropractors and physical therapists. Each
one of them views movement from a different perspective. We work with
them to understand how to apply the Stick Mobility principles into how
they view movement with the goal of helping them reach their full
potential.

Why are Stick Mobility exercises more effective than basic stretches?

Stretching
by itself lacks these crucial elements. We know that our muscles get
tight for a reason, and no matter how much we stretch, without the right
strength levels, they won’t let go. This is typically caused by
weakness in one area causing tension in another.

For
example – tighten the hip flexors, like you do when you sit down all
day, and your hamstrings will become overactive when you extend the hip.
Tightness makes you more susceptible to injury.

The
neuromuscular drive benefits from Stick Mobility come as your body is
better able to coordinate your muscles as one unified mechanism to
produce movement. The better balanced your muscles are, the better they
can coordinate your kinetic chain.

What are the core principles behind the system?

LeverageThe
mechanical advantage gained by using a lever such as the Mobility Stick
allows for a greater range of motion to make it easier to overcome the
body’s resistance to bend.

StabilityThe
quality of being stable. The ability to hold a position and resist
internal or external forces. The Mobility Stick gives you an aid to help
create stability in the joints and gives a strong base of support.

IrradiationThe
Mobility Stick increases irradiation by driving the sticks into the
ground, ceiling or wall and squeezing to activate grip and trunk power.
This allows us to give more input to the nervous system and make changes
faster.

Sherrington’s Law of Irradiation: “A
muscle working hard recruits the neighboring muscles, and if they are
already part of the action, it amplifies its strength. The neural
impulses emitted by the contracting muscle reach other muscles and turn
them on like an electric current starts a motor.”

IsometricsThere
are three types of isometric contractions. When you apply all three,
you can obtain significant increases in neural drive, muscle fiber
recruitment, and rate of production. They include static contraction,
yielding contraction, and overcoming contraction.

CoordinationThe harmonious functioning of the motor apparatus of the brain and particular groups of muscles for the execution of movements. Using the stick enhances the neural feedback from the hands to the brain. The stick, in conjunction with positional isometrics, can aid in the activation of muscles involved in movements.

What are the benefits of integrating Stick Mobility into my training program?

Through
combining joint mobilization, strength training, and deep fascial
stretching with the Stick Mobility system we have seen users improve
their: